Curious Kids: why do eggs have a yolk?
- Written by: Maggie J. Watson, Lecturer in Ornithology, Ecology, Conservation and Parasitology, Charles Sturt University
Yolks are a great source of vitamins, minerals, fats and proteins packaged up by the female animal for an embryo.Emily Nunell/The Conversation CC-NY-BD, CC BY
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